Field observations on hyperconcentrated flows inmountain torrents

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 24, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 247-253

  Batalla, R J ^a   De Jong, C ^b   Ergenzinger, P ^b   Sala, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bedload; Extreme flood; Flood power; Hyperconcentrated flow; Mountain torrent

Indexed keywords

BEDLOAD; CHANNEL HYDRAULICS; EXTREME EVENT; FIELD SURVEY; FLOOD; MOUNTAIN STREAM; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

SPAIN;

EID: 0032992021     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9837(199903)24:3<247::aid-esp961>3.0.co;2-1     Document Type: Article

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